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Changing the Debate on Education Policy

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06/07/2012

... of the U.S. Department of Education, today anyone vying for public office in New York—or indeed across the ... are important, even critical, but long-term, sustained change requires public policies conducive...

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Children, Youth and Families

17 Oct 2018

A New Paradigm for Justice: Centering Women and Families

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 -

9:00am to 11:00am

... the implementation of long-term, meaningful solutions for women and families remain too few and far between. ... to comprehensive policy and practice solutions that fully center issues of economic, racial and...

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Gender Justice

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation grant supports civic engagement at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

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06/22/2023

... grant supports civic engagement at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago Building further on its extensive ... will make a $26 million grant to the Obama Foundation for the forthcoming...

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The Foundation Center Announces New Staff to Lead Technology, Outreach and International Data Strategies

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02/12/2014

The Foundation Center has announced the appointment of new staff positions ... January 8, Tushar Deshpande is the new Vice President for Data and Technology Strategy, and Zohra Zori is the new ... Forex and Risk...

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Changing the Conversation about Inequality

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09/23/2014

... research we want to support, along with recommendations for future applicants. Certainly, there is mounting ... and the causes and consequences of inequality. Our view at the William T. Grant Foundation is...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Hartford Foundation Funds New Geriatric Workforce Center

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01/21/2016

Hartford Foundation Funds New Geriatric Workforce Center The John A. Hartford Foundation has awarded the ... Coordinating Center will serve as a strategic resource for 44 organizations across 29...

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Health

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NewYork-Presbyterian Launches Dalio Center for Health Justice

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10/14/2020

NewYork-Presbyterian Launches Dalio Center for Health Justice NewYork-Presbyterian today launched the ... together renowned experts in diverse fields to fuel change and support health justice...

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Health

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29 Nov 2011

Time as a Tool: Strategies for Transforming Schools through Time

Tuesday, November 29, 2011 -

1:45pm to 5:00pm

... years later, the federal Department of Education called for expanded times as a strategy to fix the lowest performing ... and districts reconfigure time in ways that improve school climate ,...

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Pinkerton Expands Science Mentoring for High School Scholars

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07/20/2015

Pinkerton Expands Science Mentoring for High School Scholars The Pinkerton Foundation ... and intensively mentored science research experiences to at least 2,000 talented New York City high...

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Children, Youth and Families

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Workforce Development

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Columbia Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment Steps Down

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11/01/2017

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Gender Justice

20 Jul 2010

Albany Dysfunction: Is Change Possible?

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 -

8:30am to 11:00am

... and hear about current efforts to leverage systemic change . Every day, a new story seems to surface about Albany ... of unprecedented proportions. This persistent noxious climate makes it harder for...

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Artists at the Center: A New Doris Duke Initiative

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12/21/2012

By Ben Cameron, Program Director for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation The Doris ... Arts Program allocation . Through the Artist Awards, at least 100 artists will receive up to $275,000—funds that .....

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21 Nov 2013

Education Funders Research Initiative - Building Better Schools

Thursday, November 21, 2013 -

7:45am to 11:00am

Ford Foundation

... on new research targeting how we can best prepare students for college and 21st-century careers, driven by one question: ... can we improve on what's working in NYC? Now we will re- center attention to...

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Movement Building and System Change

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05/18/2012

... bad old days of the ’70s and ’80s are a distant memory for many, but New York City in 2012 isn’t without problems. ... groups can be leveraged more effectively to drive social change was the topic of an...

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Civic Engagement Strategies that Turn Policy Wins into Real Change

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07/14/2015

... This piece was originally published as the feature article for the July 2015 issue of the New York PhilanthroPost Policy ... effect in January 2014. In reality, the passage of a law doesn’t mean that the...

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Four Ways Philanthropy Can Support School Integration

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06/09/2016

... Can Support School Integration By Halley Potter, Fellow at The Century Foundation This is an exciting time for school integration, nationally and in New York City. .....

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

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Education

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28 Feb 2017

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XI: Driving Mission Through Changing Times

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 -

8:00am to 12:00pm

... share insights about nonprofit priorities and strategies at this time. A Philanthropy New York Collaborative Program ... College/Marxe School of Public and International Affairs; Center...

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26 Feb 2019

BBB Charity Effectiveness Symposium XIII: Visions for Change: Building Better Outcomes

Tuesday, February 26, 2019 -

8:00am to 12:00pm

... of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York for their thirteenth Charity Effectiveness Symposium. Vision for Change will focus on how nonprofit leaders are creatively ... College/...

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Beyond the Renovation: The Other Exciting Changes at The New York Public Library

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06/03/2013

... New York Public Library Nearly two years ago, I arrived at The New York Public Library with only a sense of the ... help the libraries and publishers find sustainable models for lending books in a digital age...

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